Category: The Capitals and Other Pond Stuff
Move Over, Chuck Norris and Dick Cheney. There’s a New Tough Man in Town.
This is Eric Belanger, a professional hockey player who, this year, is a member of my Beloved Washington Capitals. He is not this Eric Belanger, beefcakey fashion model. No, our Eric Belanger is a tough man who would not be caught dead on a runway unless perhaps it was an airport runway and he was [...]
Ovie Knows Something We Don’t Know. He is Not Left-Handed!
Those of you who follow my Twitter feed know I’m getting a bit of a reputation for live-tweeting the Capitals games (my stream is here, or you can just check out the #Caps hashtag to get the big fire hose effect during the games). Sometimes, though, something happens on the ice that defies my ability [...]
Which Way Did The Puck Go, George?
I don’t know what part of this clip is more funny: how Thrashers goalie Johann Hedberg attempted to make the save or what happened to him after he blocked the puck. Puck Daddy summed it up very nicely, though. The only comparison we can make is when you’re putting on a shirt at an odd [...]
Who Wouldn’t Love the Jedi Council on the Ice?
If you’ve been a sports fan for any time at all, you know that nicknames are important. They help fans identify with players more closely, especially if the fans created the nickname and the player embraces it (Are you listening, Mike Knuble? “Obi-Wan” is yours, man. Just claim it!). The best nicknames, though, are the [...]
Your Goaltending Stinks, So Here’s A Head Wound!
I saw this last night while watching the Capitals game (which wasn’t without a hard moment to watch, either), and am not at all sure how Keith Ballard’s own teammates didn’t pummel him once their brains got finished saying “Did I just see what I think I saw?”. Ballard’s victim, his own goaltender Tomas Vokoun, is [...]
This is Why He is Alexander the Great
Is Alexander Ovechkin the best player in all of hockey? Well, you tell me. Count the amazing moves. There are four of them.
An Overdue Hockey Blog Post
I don’t write much about it here, but I’m a huge fan of the Washington Capitals and have been since even before the greatest goal in Capitals history. Ted Leonsis has done an excellent job building what I believe it one of the strongest franchises in the NHL. If you are even tangentially interested in [...]
That’s What You Said